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Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in yaks (Bos grunniens) and their public health potential.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Ma Jingbo, Cai Jinzhong, Ma Jiawen, Feng Yaoyu, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Enterocytozoon bieneusi, the most frequently diagnosed microsporidian species in humans, is also identified in a wide range of animals. To date, few data are available on E. bieneusi in yaks (Bos grunniens). In this study, we examined the occurrence and genotype identity of E. bieneusi in yaks in four counties in Qinghai Province of China. Of 327 fecal specimens examined by nested PCR analysis of the ribosomal...
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